Legislation | Prime Minister´s Office 8 of 10 http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/acts-of-law//nr/15 government authority. The exchange of information between governmental authorities to serve in their activities is not considered reuse of information in this sense. The provisions of this Chapter apply exclusively to the reuse of existing information which the public has a right to access and which is kept by governmental authorities, based on Art. 3 of this Act or other provisions of acts that grant the public such a right. The provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the following: 1. Information gathered by public authorities for commercial purposes 2. Material, files and information from database records to which a third person has a legally protected right according to the Copyright Act. However, the provisions of this Chapter do apply if the State, municipalities or institutions of either of these, as signified by the first sentence of the first paragraph of Art. 25, hold the exclusive right to such information, provided that the government authority representing the right does not come under the third paragraph of Art. 25. Article 25 Definition of the public sector bodies coming under the provisions of this Chapter The provisions of this Chapter cover the State, municipalities, the institutions of either of these, and other public sector bodies, cf. the second paragraph. This Act also covers associations which may be formed by these bodies, either singly or together. A body is considered a public sector body if it is capable of bearing rights and obligations by law and was specially established in order to serve the public interest, provided that this body has no operations which can be equated with the operations of private sector bodies, for instance in the field of trade or industry. Furthermore, one of the following points must apply to this body: a. Its operations are financed for the most part by the State or municipalities, their institutions or other public sector bodies. The body shall be considered to be financed for the most part by the State or municipalities, their institutions or other public sector bodies if public funding accounts for over 50% of operating costs. A body's income shall not be considered public funding if it is based on a reciprocal business agreement with a public sector body. b. It is under the administration of the State or municipalities, their institutions or other public sector bodies. c. It is under a special board appointed for the most part by the State or municipalities, their institutions or other public sector bodies. In spite of the provisions of the first and second paragraphs, the provisions of this Chapter do not apply to the following: a. The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service b. Schools at any level, libraries, archives or research institutions c. Cultural establishments Notwithstanding the provision of the third paragraph, the Minister concerned may prescribe by means of a regulation that the activities of a government authority which pertains to that Minister and is covered by that provision be nonetheless subject to the provisions of this Chapter, in part or in whole. Article 26 General conditions for the reuse of public information It is permissible to reuse public information that according to law shall be accessible to the public, provided that the following requirements are always fulfilled: a. Reuse of the information must not violate the law, inter alia provisions of the General Penal 23/06/2010 12:39 PM